Rayhon

Uzbek singer (born 1978)

Rayhon
Райхон

Rayhon in 2012

Born|

Rayxona Gʻaniyeva

(1978-09-16) 16 September 1978 (age 45)

Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, USSR

Nationality| Uzbek
Education| Uzbekistan State Institute of Arts and Culture
Occupation(s)| singer, songwriter, and film actress
Years active| 1999–present
Style| pop
Parent(s)| Otabek Khatamovich Ganiev, Tamara Shakirova
Website| www.rayhonganieva.com

Rayhon Gʻaniyeva (Uzbek: Rayhon Gʻaniyeva / Райҳон Ғаниева; Russian: Райхон Ганиева; born 16 September 1978, in Tashkent), better known simply as Rayhon, is an Uzbek singer, songwriter, and film actress. She is an honored artist of Uzbekistan.[1] She rose to prominence in Uzbekistan with her song "Baxtli boʻlaman" ("I'll Be Happy") in 2002. Rayhon has recorded songs both in Uzbek and Russian.

Rayhon came to prominence within the Uzbek film industry with her leading role in the 2007 Uzbek drama film 'Kechir' (Forgive Me) which she co-wrote and directed. She received positive reviews for her performance in the film both from movie critics and fans. However, she has not made any major film appearance since.

## Life[edit]

Rayhon Gʻaniyeva was born to a well-known family. Her mother, Tamara Shokirova, was a highly acclaimed Uzbek actress who received the title Meritorious Artist of the Uzbek SSR.[2][3] Her father, Otabek Gʻaniyev, was also a well-known actor in Uzbekistan and other former Soviet countries.[4] Her great-grandfather Nabi Gʻaniyev was a prominent film director whose films played a significant role in the moulding and development of the Cinema of Uzbekistan.[5]

On 16 November 2012, Rayhon married Yigitali Mamajonov, a 22-year-old student of the Tashkent Theatrical Institute.[6] Mamajonov subsequently appeared in several of Rayhon's music videos. On 5 May 2014, Rayhon gave birth to twin boys.[7] On 9 January 2015, Uzbek media reported that Rayhon and Mamajonov had ended their relationship.[8] Rayhon married Farhod Alimov, a television presenter, on 26 October 2016.[9]

## Career[edit]

Rayhon learned to play the piano at a children's music school in Tashkent. She graduated from the Uzbek State Institute of World Languages in Tashkent with a degree in English philology.

When Rayhon was a third-year student, she organized a duo that was called Xayol (Thought). In 2000, she started her career as a solo singer. Rayhon gained widespread recognition in Uzbekistan with her song "Baxtli boʻlaman" from her eponymous album which was released in 2002. Later that year she gave her first concert to a large audience at the Alisher Navoiy Opera and Ballet Theater in Tashkent.

Rayhon came to prominence within the Uzbek film industry with her leading role in the 2007 Uzbek drama film Kechir (Forgive Me) which she co-wrote and directed. In the film, she portrayed the difficult life of a successful singer. Rayhon also wrote and sang the eponymous title song that was included in the soundtrack of the film. She received positive reviews for her performance in the film both from movie critics and fans. However, she has not made any major film appearance since.

## Discography[edit]

### Studio albums[edit]

"Baxtli boʻlaman"

Sample of "Baxtli boʻlaman." Rayhon gained widespread recognition in Uzbekistan after the release of this song in 2002.

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Rayhon has released 15 studio albums to date.

* Sensiz (2001)
* Baxtli boʻlaman (2002)
* Sevgilim (2004)
* Faqat muhabbat (2005)
* Yodingdami? (2006)
* Sogʻindim (2007)
* Doimo (2008)
* Orzuinga ishon (2009)
* Tabassum qil (2010)
* Sevaveraman (2011)
* Sevgi bu nima? (2012)
* Oyijon (2013)
* Izlama (2015)
* Tomchi (2018)
* Mayli manda (2020)

### Music videos[edit]

Year  | Title  | Director

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2000  | "Azoblaysan"  |
2002  | "Baxtli boʻlaman"  |
"Bila turib"  |
2004  | "Faqat muhabbat"  |
2005  | "Hech ayrilma"  | Jasur Shametov
"Men nechun yaraldim?"  |
"Qaytolmayman"  | Jasur Shametov
2006  | "Aytolmayman"  |
"Intilib yashayman"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Xoʻp mayli"  | Jasur Shametov
"Yodingdami?"  | Jasur Shametov
"Yolgʻizim"  |
2007  | "Baka-bang"  |
"Izlaysan"  |
"Oʻrtamizda"  |
"Sen ketding"  |
"Seni deb"  |
"Sogʻindim"  |
2008  | "Afsus"  |
"Doimo"  |
"Netay"  |
"Yor-yor"  | Yodgor Nosirov
2009  | "Nega?"  |
"Oruzinga ishon"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Yalola" (featuring Bojalar)  |
"Yonimda boʻlsang"  |
2010  | "Bombey"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Javob bergin"  |
"Men bu — men" (featuring Manzura)  |
"Sen bilan"  |
"Sevaveraman"  |
"Tabassun qil"  |
"U meniki"  |
2011  | "Baxtli kunlar"  |
"Bilmagandim"  |
"Ishonmay"  |
"Seni deya"  |
"Sumbula"  |
"Yurak uradi"  |
2012  | "Nega endi?"  |
"Unutaman"  | Rustam Murodov
"Прости"  |
2013  | "Aldangan yurak"  |
"Oyijon"  |
"Qani?"  | Nozim Jumayev
"Qayerdasan?"  |
"Samodan"  |
"Soʻnggi nafas"  |
"Yuragimdasan"  | Jasur Shametov
"Yuragimdasan" (remix)  | Jasur Shametov
"Мама"  |
2014  | "Asalim mani"  |
"Izlama"  | Jasur Shametov
"Ne boʻlar?"  | Davlat Arabshoyev
Xusan Solihov
"Soʻnaman"  |
2015  | "Dilimo"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Kelinchak"  |
"Parvoz etay"  | Jasur Shametov
"Koʻnikmadim" (featuring Lola Yoʻldosheva)  | Jasur Shametov
2016  | "Javob ber"  |
"Yolgʻizlikda"  |
"Tabib"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Habibi"  |
"Xalos et"  | Yodgor Nosirov
"Namaste"  | Nozim Jumayev
2017  | "Olib ket"  |
"Bor yoki yoʻq" (featuring Munisa Rizayeva)  |
"Aldamagin" (featuring Bojalar)  |
"Vatan"  |
"Unutolaman"  |
"Hamma jam"  |
2018  | "Tomchi"  |
"Yurak" ("Tomchi Part II")  |
"Ajabo"  |
"Mayli manda"  |
2019  | "Armondan soʻra"  |
"Ayt, nega?"  |
"Yolgʻonmi?"  |
"Alda"  |
"Yig'lama qizaloq"

## Filmography[edit]

### Actress[edit]

Film  Year  | Film  | Role  | Notes

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1980  | Ленинградцы, дети мои... (The Residents of Leningrad, My Children...)  | Rayhon. Khadicha's daughter  |
2000  | Tohir va Zuhra yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra (New Interpretation))  | Zuhra  | Musical
2006  | Yangi yil parisi (A New Year's Beauty)  | Herself  | Musical
Voy dod sumalak (Damn, Samanu!)  | Herself  | Musical
2007  | Kechir (Forgive Me)  | Samira  |
2010  | Ada emas, dada! Tohir va Zuhra 2 yangi talqin (Tohir and Zuhra 2 (New Interpretation))  | Zuhra/Herself  | Musical
2011  | Gʻaroyib orzular (Interesting Dreams)  | Herself  | Musical
2016  | Sharofatxonning kelinlari yoxud Navroʻz muborak (Sharofatxon's Daughters-in-Law or Happy Nowruz)  | Herself  | Musical
2017  | Sayl (Stroll)  | Herself  | Musical
Television  Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1999  | Zanjir (The Chain)  | Nargiza  | Episodes 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
2018  | Joanna Lumley’s Silk Road Adventure | Self  | Episode 4
Music video appearances  Year  | Song title  | Artist

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2000  | "Nozlaringdan"  | Ulugʻbek Otajonov
2010  | "Yengilaman"  | Manzura

### Director[edit]

Year  | Film  | Notes

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2007  | Kechir (Forgive Me)  |

### Screenwriter[edit]

Year  | Film  | Notes

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2007  | Kechir (Forgive Me)  |

## Awards[edit]

Rayhon has received several awards throughout her career. She received her first Nihol, an annual award given to successful artists in Uzbekistan, in 2002.[10] That same year Rayhon received a Tarona Award, an accolade given to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry of Uzbekistan, for Best Female Singer.[11] She won the same award in 2004.[11]

Rayhon's album Baxtli boʻlaman gained positive reviews and won the singer a Tarona award for Best Album of the Year in 2003.[11] In 2005, Rayhon received another Tarona for Best Album for her album Faqat muhabbat.[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "O'zbekistonda xizmat ko'rsatgan artistlar ro'yxati". data.egov.uz.
2. ^ "Taniqli oʻzbek aktrisasi Tamara Shokirova olamdan oʻtgan" [Famous actress Tamara Shokirova dies]. BBC's Uzbek Service (in Uzbek). 23 February 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
3. ^ Тамара Шакирова [Tamara Shakirova]. Kino-Teatr (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2012.
4. ^ Отабек Ганиев [Otabek Ganiev]. Kino-Teatr (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2012.
5. ^ Ганиев Наби Ганиевич [Ganiev Nabi Ganievich]. Memorial pamyati (in Russian). Retrieved 24 March 2017.
6. ^ Певица Райхон вышла замуж [Singer Rayhon gets married]. VK (in Russian). 18 November 2012. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
7. ^ "Хонанда Райҳон эгизак ўғил фарзандли бўлди" [Singer Rayhon gives birth to twins]. Kun (in Uzbek). 5 May 2014. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
8. ^ "Хонанда Райҳон турмуш ўртоғи билан ажрашаётганини тасдиқлади" [Singer Rayhon confirms she's divorcing her husband]. Kun (in Uzbek). 9 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
9. ^ "Farhod Alimov on news about marrying Rayhon". Kun (in Uzbek). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
10. ^ Райхон Ганиева [Rayhon Gʻaniyeva]. Kino-Teatr (in Russian). Retrieved 12 October 2012.
11. ^ a b c d ""Tarona taqdimoti"ning barcha sovrindorlari" [Recipients of Tarona Awards]. Show Business Uz (in Uzbek). Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

## External links[edit]

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